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Jobb Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Italics
bordered (italics ours) paper
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Why use "ours" there?
(Bordered paper is a paper of the brand "Bordered". In the book, 'bordered (italics ours) paper " was printed in italics. But why use "ours' there?
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Why use "ours" there?
(Bordered paper is a paper of the brand "Bordered". In the book, 'bordered (italics ours) paper " was printed in italics. But why use "ours' there?
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I am not sure I understand the question fully, but it appears that the editor or writer added the italics, and the parenthetical comment notes that. I have seen "(emphasis added)" in numerous bold print additions to higlight or emphasize an idea.
- I am not sure I understand the question fully, but it appears that the editor or writer added the italics, and the parenthetical comment notes that.
- I have seen "(emphasis added)" in numerous bold print additions to higlight or emphasize an idea.
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I am not sure I understand the question fully, but it appears that the editor or writer added the italics, and the parenthetical comment notes that.
I have seen "(emphasis added)" in numerous bold print additions to higlight or emphasize an idea.
I have seen "(emphasis added)" in numerous bold print additions to higlight or emphasize an idea.
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There was more than one author of the book or article from which this excerpt was taken. Therefore, "ours" rather than "mine".
If I quote from another source, I may wish to emphasize a word or phrase with italics or underlining which did not appear in italics or underlined in the original. I want to alert the reader to this fact, so I add "italics mine" or "emphasis mine". Here's an
If I quote from another source, I may wish to emphasize a word or phrase with italics or underlining which did not appear in italics or underlined in the original. I want to alert the reader to this fact, so I add "italics mine" or "emphasis mine". Here's an
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What I still didn't get is "if you quoted a sentence, you just emphasized a word or phrase with Italics?"
For example, you quoted ' I remember the moon like smoke on the river".
And you just emphasized "moon" or "smoke"?
For example, you quoted ' I remember the moon like smoke on the river".
And you just emphasized "moon" or "smoke"?
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I don't think anyone quoted "I remember the moon like smoke on the river".
In the sentence beginning "As CalifJim said," do you see that "emphasize" and "not" and "original" are all in a different style of print? Is this not visible at your computer?
CJ
In the sentence beginning "As CalifJim said," do you see that "emphasize" and "not" and "original" are all in a different style of print? Is this not visible at your computer?
CJ
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